Thu, Sep 14, 1967
Rod confronts Steven with having kissed Adrienne, but he denies the whole thing. Rod later advises Betty to leave Steven. Meanwhile, Rita decides she wants to meet her father again, but Eddie ends up trying to set her against her mother. Steven still acts cold against Adrienne, and orders her to stay away from him, aware that he can't stop kissing her.
Mon, Sep 18, 1967
Norman demands that Eddie leave Rita alone. Michael reveals that shortly before Philip allegedly committed suicide, he told a doctor he was looking forward to life. Peyton attempts to encourage Betty to be suspicious of her husband's loyalty. Eddie offers to leave town, but manipulates Rita into making him stay.
Thu, Sep 28, 1967
Rodney tries to discourage Betty from suspecting her husband of cheating. Adrienne is disgusted that Peyton wants to stick to their original plan, despite risking a scandal. Betty confronts her husband with his adultery. He initially denies the accusation, but eventually admits to everything.
Mon, Oct 9, 1967
Elliot thinks there is a connection between Eddie and Chandler. Michael tells Connie he's visited Rachel and that she's improving. Steven blames Peyton for Adrienne's presence being part of a scheme and claims his affair with Adrienne was a part of ruining his marriage. Rita confronts Ada with her jealous behavior.
Thu, Oct 12, 1967
Betty returns from Boston. Peyton tells Rita she's always welcome at the Peyton house. Michael thinks Eddie isn't putting his daughter in the first place. Rita thinks Norman thinks badly of Eddie because he still hasn't accepted her past. After failing to seduce him, Adrienne tells Steven she told Betty that they were lovers.
Mon, Oct 16, 1967
Eddie blames Ada of bad parenting, which she blames on his absence. She tells him about Rita and Joe Chernak. Leslie wants Eddie to reveal information on Adrienne's wild past, so Peyton will break off the engagement. Adrienne schemes Peyton into promising to marry her as a formality of financial support.
Mon, Oct 23, 1967
Betty is startled by Rod's kiss, unwilling to be involved with him again. She is next visited by Steven, and tells him she doesn't believe him any longer. Rod tells Rita she shouldn't push Norman into returning to college. Peyton thinks Eddie returned to Peyton Place to swindle him. He next advises Betty to change the grounds for divorce from adultery to mental cruelty, explaining it will hurry the process.
Thu, Oct 26, 1967
Norman blames Eddie for having returned to Peyton Place to profit from his daughter's marriage into a wealthy family and Eddie eventually hits him. Peyton thinks Eddie will turn Norman and Rita against him and offers Norman to pay for Rita's medical bills in order to prevent this from happening. Steven oversees Rodney and Betty driving off.
Thu, Nov 2, 1967
Leslie offers Eddie money to leave him alone. Adrienne feels ashamed that her past is now public information and blames Peyton for it. Connie and Elliot return from visiting Rachel. Eddie swindles Leslie into giving him $50,000 and making him his business partner. Leslie orders him to kill Peyton.
Mon, Nov 6, 1967
Steven is again successfully seduced by Adrienne. Eddie prepares himself for killing Peyton. Leslie tells Eddie to try to get information from Lee, as Peyton tells Lee to do the same with Eddie. Norman visits Dr. Rossi about his cracked ribs caused by Eddie. Betty starts to doubt Adrienne's claims on Steven.
Thu, Nov 9, 1967
Eli tells Rita she has to choose between Norman and Eddie. Adrienne tells Steven she loves him and they kiss. Betty gives in to Rodney and they kiss. Lee reports to Peyton that he sees through Eddie's attempts to turn him against Peyton. Later, Peyton almost falls down the stairs and Steven does nothing to help him.
Mon, Nov 20, 1967
Steven tells Adrienne it will never work out between them. Peyton threatens to break off the engagement if Adrienne keeps seeing Steven. Norman realizes he wants to have a baby. Eddie tells Leslie he can convince Lee to kill Peyton. Adrienne breaks into Peyton's personal files, but she is caught by Peyton.
Thu, Nov 23, 1967
Peyton reveals to Adrienne that Dr. Van Leyden killed himself because she made him lose his dignity. The next day, Peyton is almost hit by a motorcycle driver. Lee saves him, but he is fired moments later on insistence of Adrienne. Adrienne wonders why she drove her husband to suicide.
Thu, Nov 30, 1967
Eddie realizes he must kill Peyton before he marries Adrienne the next day. Adrienne notices everyone disapproves of her marriage to Peyton and she begs Connie to attend the wedding. Betty visits the Peyton mansion to sign a property settlement arranged by Kennerly. Leslie notices Kennerly and fears he has come back to change Peyton's will.
Thu, Dec 7, 1967
Rita notices that Eddie has left the apartment at night. Peyton tells Lee he intends on ruining Adrienne. Adrienne tells Betty nothing happened between she and Steven. Following a confrontation, Adrienne attempts to hit Betty but accidentally plunges to death. Outside, Eddie sees Betty running away from the mansion.
Mon, Dec 11, 1967
Martin and Lee catch Eddie standing over Adrienne's body and suspect him of having killed her. Rita is worried about Eddie and breaks down. While in jail as a suspect for murder, Eddie tells Steven that he saw his wife leaving the mansion. Dr. Rossi fears the condition of Rita's baby.
Thu, Dec 14, 1967
Rita is hospitalized. Dr. Rossi tells Norman she can't find out about Eddie's situation. Peyton tells Lee he thinks Eddie came to the mansion to kill Peyton by contract, not Adrienne. Betty tells Steven she was just wandering around at the time Adrienne died and doesn't tell him she was at Peyton's house.
Thu, Dec 21, 1967
Norman asks his father to bail out Eddie. Eddie is arraigned. He lies to Rita that he went to the Peyton mansion to talk to Peyton about Rita's condition. Peyton tells Betty he is aware she was in the home when Adrienne died, but recognizes her death as an accident and advises Betty to deny everything when blamed.
Thu, Dec 28, 1967
Peyton is in possession of the note which proves that Leslie ordered Eddie to kill him. He announces to Leslie he is leaving Peyton Place and lures him to his office by offering him the mill. Rod finds out a dark-haired girl visited Adrienne shortly before her death. Peyton orders Lee to kill Leslie.
Mon, Jan 1, 1968
Eddie is thrown out of his apartment due to the murder accusation and moves in with Ada. Peyton calls Leslie and warns him Lee is coming over to kill him and attempts to blackmail him into killing Lee. Betty tells Steven about the night of Adrienne's death. Lee attempts to kill Leslie, and Leslie shoots him in defense.
Mon, Jan 15, 1968
A lost baby has been found on a bus in Peyton Place. Steven tells Betty she will be investigated, unless she poses as his loving wife. Leslie denies having hired Eddie to kill Peyton. Peyton leaves town due to health reasons and assigns Leslie to run the mill and leaves the mansion to Steven. Jill arrives at the hospital and identifies herself as the lost baby's mother.
Mon, Jan 22, 1968
Mrs. Hewitt refuses to sublet Jill a room because she is an unwed mother, but Eli persuades her to change her mind. Sandy, visiting Peyton Place to attend Lee's funeral, stops to talk to Steven. Norman assures Rita she can't trust Eddie, but agrees on accepting him. Rod and Betty share a romantic night at a ski lodge.
Thu, Jan 25, 1968
Dr. Rossi is still reluctant to release the baby to Jill. Jill later asks Rodney and after-wards Eli for a job. Steven tells Betty that Adrienne's official cause of death is an accident. Jill tells Connie she ran away from home when she found out she was pregnant. Connie is surprised to hear Jill knows something about Allison.
Thu, Feb 1, 1968
Connie thinks Allison has an illegitimate baby. Jill fears her baby will be taken away from her. Norman tells Eddie he wishes he would go away forever. Steven is upset that Betty is now dating Rodney and he forces himself up to her. When she shows no reaction, he hits her. Eddie tells Rita he is leaving town, causing her to go into distress.
Mon, Feb 19, 1968
Following the surgery, Rita suffers a miscarriage. Connie doesn't believe Kelly is Allison's baby. Ada catches Eddie running out on the family again. Eddie admits he returned to Peyton Place to con Rita out of her husband's money, but started loving her in the process. Rita tells Norman she doesn't want to get pregnant again.
Mon, Mar 4, 1968
Jill recognizes Joe and nervously visits Steven, urging him to arrange a birth certificate for Kelly. Elliot is mad at Rodney, thinking he might have impregnated Allison once. Ada is mad at Eddie for using his con acts to cheer up Rita. Joe startles Jill and thinks Kelly is their baby.
Thu, Mar 21, 1968
Norman suggests Joe not to try to be like his brother. Connie tells Betty she won't allow her and Rod to adopt Kelly if Betty feels so negatively about the baby. Eddie questions Rod about Joe Chernak, but Rita tells him why Rod's not the one to ask about it. Norman and Joe are involved in a car accident.